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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.top_of_page"></a>PDF Surfaces</span></h2>
<p>PDF Surfaces — Rendering PDF documents</p>
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<a name="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">#define             <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#CAIRO-HAS-PDF-SURFACE:CAPS" title="CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE">CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE</a>
<a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="returnvalue">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *   <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-surface-create" title="cairo_pdf_surface_create ()">cairo_pdf_surface_create</a>            (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *filename</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> width_in_points</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> height_in_points</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="returnvalue">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *   <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-surface-create-for-stream" title="cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream ()">cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PNG-Support.html#cairo-write-func-t" title="cairo_write_func_t ()"><span class="type">cairo_write_func_t</span></a> write_func</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span> *closure</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> width_in_points</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> height_in_points</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span>                <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-surface-restrict-to-version" title="cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version ()">cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version</a>
                                                        (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *surface</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> version</code></em>);
enum                <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t">cairo_pdf_version_t</a>;
<span class="returnvalue">void</span>                <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-get-versions" title="cairo_pdf_get_versions ()">cairo_pdf_get_versions</a>              (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> const **versions</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> *num_versions</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">char</span> *        <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-to-string" title="cairo_pdf_version_to_string ()">cairo_pdf_version_to_string</a>         (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> version</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span>                <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-surface-set-size" title="cairo_pdf_surface_set_size ()">cairo_pdf_surface_set_size</a>          (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *surface</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> width_in_points</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> height_in_points</code></em>);
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<div class="refsect1" title="Description">
<a name="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>
The PDF surface is used to render cairo graphics to Adobe
PDF files and is a multi-page vector surface backend.
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<div class="refsect1" title="Details">
<a name="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
<div class="refsect2" title="CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE">
<a name="CAIRO-HAS-PDF-SURFACE:CAPS"></a><h3>CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE 1
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<p>
Defined if the PDF surface backend is available.
This macro can be used to conditionally compile backend-specific code.
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<div class="refsect2" title="cairo_pdf_surface_create ()">
<a name="cairo-pdf-surface-create"></a><h3>cairo_pdf_surface_create ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="returnvalue">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *   cairo_pdf_surface_create            (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *filename</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> width_in_points</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> height_in_points</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Creates a PDF surface of the specified size in points to be written
to <em class="parameter"><code>filename</code></em>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>filename</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a filename for the PDF output (must be writable), <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> may be
           used to specify no output. This will generate a PDF surface that
           may be queried and used as a source, without generating a
           temporary file.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>width_in_points</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>width of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>height_in_points</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>height of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> a pointer to the newly created surface. The caller
owns the surface and should call <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-destroy" title="cairo_surface_destroy ()"><code class="function">cairo_surface_destroy()</code></a> when done
with it.

This function always returns a valid pointer, but it will return a
pointer to a "nil" surface if an error such as out of memory
occurs. You can use <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-status" title="cairo_surface_status ()"><code class="function">cairo_surface_status()</code></a> to check for this.

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<p class="since">Since 1.2</p>
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<div class="refsect2" title="cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream ()">
<a name="cairo-pdf-surface-create-for-stream"></a><h3>cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="returnvalue">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *   cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PNG-Support.html#cairo-write-func-t" title="cairo_write_func_t ()"><span class="type">cairo_write_func_t</span></a> write_func</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span> *closure</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> width_in_points</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> height_in_points</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Creates a PDF surface of the specified size in points to be written
incrementally to the stream represented by <em class="parameter"><code>write_func</code></em> and <em class="parameter"><code>closure</code></em>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>write_func</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="cairo-PNG-Support.html#cairo-write-func-t" title="cairo_write_func_t ()"><span class="type">cairo_write_func_t</span></a> to accept the output data, may be <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a>
             to indicate a no-op <em class="parameter"><code>write_func</code></em>. With a no-op <em class="parameter"><code>write_func</code></em>,
             the surface may be queried or used as a source without
             generating any temporary files.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>closure</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the closure argument for <em class="parameter"><code>write_func</code></em>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>width_in_points</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>width of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>height_in_points</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>height of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> a pointer to the newly created surface. The caller
owns the surface and should call <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-destroy" title="cairo_surface_destroy ()"><code class="function">cairo_surface_destroy()</code></a> when done
with it.

This function always returns a valid pointer, but it will return a
pointer to a "nil" surface if an error such as out of memory
occurs. You can use <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-status" title="cairo_surface_status ()"><code class="function">cairo_surface_status()</code></a> to check for this.

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<p class="since">Since 1.2</p>
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<div class="refsect2" title="cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version ()">
<a name="cairo-pdf-surface-restrict-to-version"></a><h3>cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span>                cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version
                                                        (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *surface</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> version</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Restricts the generated PDF file to <em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em>. See <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-get-versions" title="cairo_pdf_get_versions ()"><code class="function">cairo_pdf_get_versions()</code></a>
for a list of available version values that can be used here.
</p>
<p>
This function should only be called before any drawing operations
have been performed on the given surface. The simplest way to do
this is to call this function immediately after creating the
surface.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>surface</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a PDF <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>PDF version
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<p class="since">Since 1.10</p>
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<div class="refsect2" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t">
<a name="cairo-pdf-version-t"></a><h3>enum cairo_pdf_version_t</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef enum _cairo_pdf_version {
    CAIRO_PDF_VERSION_1_4,
    CAIRO_PDF_VERSION_1_5
} cairo_pdf_version_t;
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<p>
<a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> is used to describe the version number of the PDF
specification that a generated PDF file will conform to.
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Since 1.10
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<td><p><a name="CAIRO-PDF-VERSION-1-4:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">CAIRO_PDF_VERSION_1_4</code></span></p></td>
<td>The version 1.4 of the PDF specification.
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<td><p><a name="CAIRO-PDF-VERSION-1-5:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">CAIRO_PDF_VERSION_1_5</code></span></p></td>
<td>The version 1.5 of the PDF specification.
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<div class="refsect2" title="cairo_pdf_get_versions ()">
<a name="cairo-pdf-get-versions"></a><h3>cairo_pdf_get_versions ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span>                cairo_pdf_get_versions              (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> const **versions</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> *num_versions</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Used to retrieve the list of supported versions. See
<a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-surface-restrict-to-version" title="cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version ()"><code class="function">cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version()</code></a>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>versions</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>supported version list
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>num_versions</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>list length
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<p class="since">Since 1.10</p>
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<div class="refsect2" title="cairo_pdf_version_to_string ()">
<a name="cairo-pdf-version-to-string"></a><h3>cairo_pdf_version_to_string ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">char</span> *        cairo_pdf_version_to_string         (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-version-t" title="enum cairo_pdf_version_t"><span class="type">cairo_pdf_version_t</span></a> version</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Get the string representation of the given <em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> id. This function
will return <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> if <em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> isn't valid. See <a class="link" href="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.html#cairo-pdf-get-versions" title="cairo_pdf_get_versions ()"><code class="function">cairo_pdf_get_versions()</code></a>
for a way to get the list of valid version ids.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a version id
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td> the string associated to given version.

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<p class="since">Since 1.10</p>
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<div class="refsect2" title="cairo_pdf_surface_set_size ()">
<a name="cairo-pdf-surface-set-size"></a><h3>cairo_pdf_surface_set_size ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span>                cairo_pdf_surface_set_size          (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a> *surface</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> width_in_points</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">double</span> height_in_points</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Changes the size of a PDF surface for the current (and
subsequent) pages.
</p>
<p>
This function should only be called before any drawing operations
have been performed on the current page. The simplest way to do
this is to call this function immediately after creating the
surface or immediately after completing a page with either
<a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-t.html#cairo-show-page" title="cairo_show_page ()"><code class="function">cairo_show_page()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-t.html#cairo-copy-page" title="cairo_copy_page ()"><code class="function">cairo_copy_page()</code></a>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>surface</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a PDF <a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a>
</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>width_in_points</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>new surface width, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)
</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>height_in_points</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>new surface height, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)
</td>
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<p class="since">Since 1.2</p>
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<a name="cairo-PDF-Surfaces.see-also"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<a class="link" href="cairo-cairo-surface-t.html#cairo-surface-t" title="cairo_surface_t"><span class="type">cairo_surface_t</span></a>
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